Posts by Riah Marton
Simone Biles Shows Off New Six-Figure Purchase: See the Upgrade – E! Online
Now that Simone Biles has basically won the 2024 Paris Olympics, walking away with four medals, what’s she going to do next? Treat herself. The gymnastics all-around champion showed off a white…
Read MoreMicrosoft to host cybersecurity summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage
MICROSOFT said on Friday (Aug 23) it would hold a summit in September on improving cybersecurity systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage last month. The conference marks the first big step by Microsoft to address the issues that affected nearly 8.5 million Windows devices on Jul 19, disrupting operations…
Read MoreCreative posts deeper H2 loss of S$6.8 million despite higher revenue
CREATIVE Technology posted a net loss of US$6.8 million for its second half ended Jun 30, up 10 per cent from a net loss of US$6.1 million over the same period a year earlier. This was despite revenue for the period climbing 11 per cent to US$31 million, from US$28 million a year earlier. Loss…
Read MoreApple to Allow EU Users to Delete Pre-Installed Apps on iOS 18
Apple has unveiled major changes to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 in the E.U. as part of its ongoing efforts to comply with the Digital Markets Act. European users will have more control over default apps, browser choice, and even the ability to remove long-standing pre-installed apps like Safari. The “browser choice screen,” introduced in…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street opens higher as spotlight turns to Powell
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Aug 23) as investors looked to a speech from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Symposium for clues on the pace of rate cuts in the world’s biggest economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 166.3 points, or 0.41 per cent, at the open…
Read MoreRose McGowan Shares Her Biggest Regret in Her Relationship With Shannen Doherty After Her Death – E! Online
Praising Doherty for starting the podcast toward the end of her life to clear up misconceptions about her and tell her own story, McGowan said, “It’s extremely hard to get out from the dominant narrative. And I am so proud that our girl did that. She did that in the end and on her terms.” …
Read MoreWorld’s Second Largest! A Massive 2,492-Carat Diamond Discovered in Botswana, Challenges Cullinan’s Historic Record
A colossal 2,492-carat diamond has been discovered in Botswana, making it the second-largest gem-quality diamond ever found. This extraordinary gemstone was unearthed at the Karowe diamond mine, owned by Canadian company Lucara Diamond Corp. “We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond,” said Lucara’s president, William Lamb. The diamond was found using…
Read MoreDisturbing Deepfake Video of Donald Trump and Elon Musk as Robber Sparks Controversy, [Watch]
![Disturbing Deepfake Video of Donald Trump and Elon Musk as Robber Sparks Controversy, [Watch]](https://data.ibtimes.sg/en/full/76364/ai-gen-pic-donald-trump.jpg "Disturbing Deepfake Video of Donald Trump and Elon Musk as Robber Sparks Controversy, [Watch]")
A shocking deepfake video has surfaced online, showing Elon Musk depicted as an armed robber. The video created using Musk’s AI project, Grok, also features world leaders and notable figures such as Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, and the Pope. In the video, these figures are seen brandishing weapons and…
Read MorePrivate credit loses ground in fight for family office money
IT IS the hottest trade on Wall Street. Everywhere you turn, money managers have upped their investments in private credit, helping the asset class balloon into a US$1.7 trillion industry. But there’s one group where interest appears to already be waning – the family office. Managers of the fortunes of the world’s ultra-wealthy are searching…
Read MoreOlympian Lynn Williams Says She Broke Her Gold Medal While Partying in Paris – E! Online
As for who’s to blame, Lynn joked that she’s not taking responsibility for the damage. “I just think that they should a have made these better, they should have made them more sturdy,” she said of the medals, which contain a piece of the Eiffel Tower. “And honestly, I can’t be faulted for that.” The…
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